<p>Unrelated to SAT Physics (I took it in May) but if anyone could answer this it would be great.</p>
<p>Which direction does a compass point when it is near
to a wire conducting electricity?
(a) north
(b) directly toward the wire
(c) directly away from the wire
(d) none of the above</p>
<p>I thought it was d, because it would follow the magnetic field lines? Does a wire produce magnetic field lines as a north/south magnet does, it does it produce circular field lines? In that case, would it still be d?</p>